Vegetarian Split Pea Soup

Even the pickiest pea soup lover will request this time and again. Thick and well-seasoned, it packs a nutritional punch, plus plenty of fiber and protein. It's wonderful with a slice of crusty French bread. —Michele Doucette, Stephenville, Newfoundland

Reviews

My Review

This was awesome! I made my own vegetable broth (without tomato) and added "ham" https://veganheaven.org/recipe/vegan-bacon.

D

May 29, 2018

Before I made this soup, I read the inhredients and reviews. I did not have vegetable broth or marjoran. But I did have liquid smoke, and vegan wosterchire sauce. I blended it, added additional salt to taste. It was delicious! Even my picky husband loved it.

Elizabeth

Aug 10, 2017

Excellent recipe! I added a bay leaf. The family loved it!

Michele

Jun 15, 2017

This was a delicious recipe, hearty and full of flavor! As others have stated, there's no need for a blender; the ingredients break down nicely on their own. If you want a smoother consistency, an immersion blender would be a safer, easier way to accomplish that. I do want to note that I only got 5 servings from the recipe, not 7. Perhaps it would feed 7 as a first course, but we had this as a main meal with whole grain baguettes alongside. Very good recipe overall, and I so appreciate Taste of Home providing some vegan offerings!

librarywiz

May 24, 2017

Is the soup supposed to look brown rather than green? This was my first time using vegetable broth.

StephKay

Jan 29, 2017

This soup was AMAZING! I didn't have marjoram on hand so I used dried oregano (K9DOGLOVER: thanks for the suggestion). Besides that, I didn't make any otherl changes. This was my first time making split pea soup and it was a hit. The ingredients were simple and the flavour was delightful. A bowl of this soup on a cold, winter Saturday afternoon is exactly what I was looking for. I'll be making a pot of this next week. This recipe deserves ten stars!

K9DOGLOVER

Feb 11, 2016

GREAT FLAVOR & an inexpensive meal when on a budget! I used chicken boullion instead of vegetable broth because that's what I had, I also added 1 Bay Leaf & 1 Tablespoon of Great Value Brand (Wal-*art) imitation bacon bits and it was delicious! -Husband didn't even notice That there was no ham in it! When the imitation bacon bits cook, they puff up & look like meat! I served it with homemade cornbread and a salad.Tip: If you don't have Majoram, you can substitute dried Oregano which is in the same family as Majorem - just use slightly less.-Wonderful recipe. Thank you.

mpseashell

Jan 28, 2016

I add a little clove powder to give it the illusion of having ham flavor!

Chester225

Jan 18, 2016

Excellent recipe. I added more salt and only pureed half to keep some vegetables intact. Delicious.

kjacobsen04

Jan 11, 2016

My dad - a meat lover - said this was the best split pea soup he's ever had. We normally used a ham hock to make split pea soup, but have moved away from meat. I was afraid he'd miss it, but he didn't. I followed the recipe for the most part, but upped the garlic cloves to five, and actually sprinkled some garlic powder in at the end. I also used Braggs Liquid Amino Acids instead of salt to get a slightly heartier/meatier flavor. This was a super easy recipe that the whole family really loved.